title: First reported case of primary basal cell carcinoma of the right caruncle: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The clinical and histopathological characteristics of a patient with a primary basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the right caruncle without seeding of the tumor to the conjunctiva are described. Primary basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle is an extremely rare but distinct entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 24-year-old female presented with a lesion of the medial caruncle of the right eye. Clinical examination revealed a 5×2 mm, oval-shaped, brown coloured, lesion without local skin involvement. No associated cutaneous lesion was present. The tumour was completely excised. One year later, no evidence of recurrence has been noticed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case describes a primary BCC of the right caruncle without seeding to the conjunctiva. It represents the first case of right caruncle BCC documented in photographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University of Rome Sapienza, Umberto I Polyclinic, Rome, Italy. pasquale.fino@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fino
authors.forename: Maria Giuseppina
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Onesti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fioramonti
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romanzi
authors.forename: Nicolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scuderi
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; caruncle; ocular tumor